Ford F-150 Complaints (1995)

626 consumer complaints on file.

#10116962May 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE PARKED OVER NIGHT IN THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FLAMES OUT, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119352April 29, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
OWNER WAS SITTING INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. WHILE PARKED THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD. CRUISE CONTROL WAS HOOKED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SOME PLASTIC PARTS MELTED ALONG WITH THE TOP WHICH CONTAINED THE FIRE. FLAME BEGAN SHOOTING UPWARD. OWNER PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO E-MAIL PICTURE TO NHTSA/ODI.*AK *SB CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE WITH THE TRUCK LOCKING.*SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118429April 25, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TRIED TO USE CRUISE CONTROLIT DID NOT WORK WITHIN AN HOUR THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118975April 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN CONSUMER HEARD SOMETHING. CONSUMER WENT TO THE DOOR AND DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117866April 12, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
1995 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE.*MR THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE THREE YEARS AGO. THE CONSUMER READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT 1995-1999 FORD F150 WHICH HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO FAULTY SWITCHES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117733April 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
COMPLAINT REGARDING THE RECALL OF CRUISE CONTROL RELEASE SWITCHES ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR VARIOUS 2000-2004 FORD MODEL VEHICLES.*MR DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS LOW AND THE CRUISE CONTROL RELEASE SWITCH WAS COVERED WITH FLUID. A RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117561April 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR EIGHT HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON ITS OWN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUTMECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116407April 5, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM OIL PAN. INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE OIL PLUG. WHILE CHANGING OIL DETECTED THAT THE OIL PAN WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED ON EXTERIOR SURFACE, AND OIL LEAKING FROM CORRODED SURFACE OF OIL PAN. OIL LEAK IS GETTING PROGRESSIVLY WORSE. CONCERNED TO DRIVE VEHICLE ON PUBLIC ROADS IN FEAR OF LOSING ALL OF THE OIL FROM ENGINE AND CAUSING DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND SERIOUS DAMAGE TO ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109309April 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK UNSPECIFIED SHORT CIRCUIT ARC CONTRIBUTED TO THE IGNITION OF THE FIRE PER INSPECTION. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116980March 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE. FIFTEENS MINUTES LATER,THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT A CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114925March 28, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE CONSUMER'S 1995 FORD F150 WAS PARKED FOR 3-4 HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *NM THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS ON FIRE. THE SPEED CONTROL DID NOT WORK ALONG WITH THE ABS. *SC THE FIRE WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115816March 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE IN THE GARAGE. SIX HOURS LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112760March 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 1995 FORD F-150 SPONTANEOUSLY BURST INTO FLAMES AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 6 HOURS. A FIERY INFERNO TOTALED THE ENGINE AND CAB. NO SIGN OF PROBLEM IN VEHICLE PRIOR TO FIRE EXCEPT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN WORKED AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113545March 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE WARMING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASH. THE CONSUMER TURNED IT OFF AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, TO DISCOVER A LOT OF THE WIRES HAD BURNED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111105March 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE HAD SAT FOR A WEEK, AND AT 5:00 PM STARTED AND IDLED FOR 5 MINUTES. AT 10:30 WENT TO BED. AT 1:30 AM WIFE SAW FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PRIOR TO THE FIRE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. USED CRUISE CONTROL OCCASIONAL. WAS WORKING THE LAST TIME IT WAS USED ABOUT 8 DAYS BEFORE FIRE. TRAILER TOWING PACKAGE WAS THE ONLY AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. THE TRAILER PACKAGE WAS ADDED AROUND 1 YEAR BEFORE THE FIRE. THE FIRE DID NOT SPREAD TO THE HOUSE. HAS 35 MM PHOTOS OF VEHICLE. WILL SEND VIA MAIL TO BRUCE YORK. WAS INSURED LIABILITY ONLY.*AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111566February 15, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJURIES REPOTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110400February 12, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT 6:30 ON SUNDAY MORNING A NEIGHBOR AWOKE US ABOUT OUR TRUCK BEING ON FIRE. SHE HAD ALREADY CALLED THE FIRE DEPT BUT I MADE AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WITH OUR WATER HOSE. THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS IN PRISTINE CONDITION, WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, MELTED THE DASH AND WAS STARTING TO BURN INTO THE INTERIOR. THE NEIGHBOR STATED SHE HEARD ONE OR TWO 'POPS' PRIOR TO DISCOVERING THE FIRE. DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BURNED. A FEW MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING. WE DID NOT HAVE COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE ON IT SO IT WAS A TOTAL WRITE-OFF FOR US. I CANNOT HELP BUT BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM FORD FINALLY ADMITTED TO FOR THE RECENT RECALL ON LATER MODEL TRUCKS. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 14 HOURS. I STILL HAVE POSSESSION OF THE TRUCK.*JB WILL E-MAIL PICTURES TO BRUCE YORK. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED IN AUGUST OF 2004. NO AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. THE FIRE DID NOT SPREAD TO A STRUCTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109929February 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN STARTED APPOX.15 HOURS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, AT ABOUT 5AM ON MARCH 10, 2004 I LOOKED OUTSIDE AND I SAW A FLAME ON THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK, BY THE TIME I HAD WOKE MY HUSBAND AND WE GOT OUTSIDE ( ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS)THE WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE I CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME. MY TRUCK IS A LOSS I HAVE NO INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THIS. PLUS I OWED THE FIRE DEPT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108497February 3, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
OUR 1995 FORD F-150 BURST INTO FLAMES IN OUR GARAGE AFTER BEING PARKED AND NOT RUNNING FOR ONE HOUR. IT WAS FINE JUST TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. THE FIRE IN THE GARAGE CAUGHT THE ENTIRE HOUSE ON FIRE - WE LOST EVERYTHING, ALTHOUGH NO PERSONAL INJURY. STATE FARM FORENSIC REPORT SHOWS ORIGIN TO BE DRIVER SIDE, ON THE ENGINE SIDE OF THE FIRE WALL, AND HAVING SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE MECHANISM (I'M STILL WAITING FOR A COPY OF THE REPORT). CAN YOU COMPARE MY COMPLAINT TO OTHERS AND MAYBE TELL ME WHAT MIGHT HAVE STARTED THIS FIRE? WE HAVE SUFFERED A TERRIBLE LOSS, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT STARTED THE FIRE IF POSSIBLE. THERE WAS BRAKE WORK ON THIS TRUCK ONLY SIX DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110837February 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE OFF AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING OUTSIDE WHEN THE FIRE ERUPTED AND WAS ABLE TO UNPLUG THE WIRE GOING TO THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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